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2016 will not be the year for a woman to break the tallest glass ceiling in American politics, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said in a conversation with syndicated columnist Cal Thomas last week. When asked whether Americans are ready to elect a woman to the highest public office held in the nation, Bachman told Thomas: […] …

In an effort to back away from its historically polarizing stance on social issues, the American Conservative Union announced Wednesday that its annual Conservative Political Action Conference invited GOProud, the same gay-friendly conservative group that was banned from last year’s conference, to attend this year’s events in March. …

In excerpts from the prepared text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech released by the White House two and a half hours beforehand, it’s clear the President is focusing on economic opportunity, and aims to reverse the income inequality trend and provide more middle-class opportunities. …

Since there just aren’t enough list stories out there this year, here’s my effort to make up for this glaring deficit in American journalism. It’s three list stories in one: 5 newsmakers to remember in 2013, 5 to forget and 10 to watch in 2014. …

Much has been made of President Obama and former President Bush sharing a ride to South Africa for Mandela’s memorial on Air Force One, but now we have photos. And yes, given a captive audience, President Bush will whip out his iPad and try and show you things he has painted in his retirement. …

Well, you can’t say the GOP isn’t staying on message. These days it seems like if a Republican is asked to comment on anything even remotely negative – from crabgrass to toenail fungus – it’s all about Obamacare. Sometimes, they can even make it work if asked to comment about something incredibly positive – like […] …

The mother of a Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher who made the ultimate sacrifice is condemning the developer of an online simulation that allows video gamers to copycat the madman who ambushed 20 children and six educators last December. The release of “The Slaying of Sandy Hook Elementary,” which directs gamers to storm virtual classrooms […] …

Sarah Palin tells CNN’s Jake Tapper she goes to a “Bible believin’ church,” how she discovered God at summer camp and how Pope Francis is “kinda liberal,” but she’s not really sure. Palin’s new book, ”Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas,” in which, according to Amazon.com, “she asserts the importance of preserving […] …